Demetrius

A number of notables in classical antiquity are named Demetrius:

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• Demetrius, a writer of Old Comedy ca. 400 BC, mentioned by Diogenes Laertius
• Demetrius of Alopece, sculptor 5th/4th century BC
• Demetrius Phalereus, philosopher and statesman of 4th century BC
• Demetrius I of Macedon Poliorcetes (336-283 BC)
• Demetrius I Starszy (1327 – 12 May 1399 Battle of the Vorskla River), Prince of Trubczewsk 1357 – 1399, Bryansk 1357 – 1379, Starodub 1370 – 1399, Druck 13?? – 13??
• Demetrius the Fair, son of Poliorcetes
• Demetrius II of Macedon (276-229 BC)
• Demetrius of Pharos, ruler in Illyria 3rd century BC
• Demetrius I of Bactria, Indo-Greek king ca 180-165 BC
• Demetrius I of Syria, Seleucid king
• Demetrius II of Syria, his son
• Demetrius of Scepsis, grammarian and archaeologist 3rd century BC
• Demetrius Ixion, grammarian 2nd century BC
• Demetrius Lacon, Epicurean philosopher 2nd century BC
• Demetrius, composed a guide to letter-writing with 21 types and examples of each type
• Demetrius of Magnesia, writer
• Demetrius of Nicomedia
• Demetrius, rhetorical stylist
• Demetrius III of Syria, Seleucid king 1st century BC
• Demetrius of Sounion
• Demetrius of Tarsus, grammarian
• Demetrius the Cynic, philosopher 1st century
• Demetrius of Troezen, 1st century writer on literary history, mentioned by Athenaeus and Diogenes Laertius

Others include:

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• St. Demetrius of Alexandria, 2nd/3rd century Christian bishop
• Demetrius of Antioch, 3rd century Patriarch of Antioch
• St. Demetrius of Salonica, 4th century Christian martyr

Demetrius is also a fictional chracter in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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William Shakespeare: William Shakespeare (baptised April 26, 1564 – April 23, 1616) was an English poet and playwright who has a reputation as one of the greatest of all writers in the English language and in Western literature, as well as one of the world's pre-eminent dramatists....

A Midsummer Night's Dream: A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare written in the mid-1590s....

Demetrius related Images and Photos (experimental)

Demetrius and the Gladiators Susan Hayward Victor Mature 1954	Tower of Demetrius Poliorcetes During the Siege of Rhodes in 305 BC	Saint George and Saint Demetrius	Cinemascope Screen with Image of Actor Victor Mature as Demetrius in Calvary Scene from "The Robe"
Byzantine Capitals from Columns in the Nave of the Church of St. Demetrius in Thessalonica